Redmond - Technology cloud computing or cloud computing is not only advantageous to support productivity and efficiency of enterprise infrastructure alone. In the future, cloud computing becomes the personal needs of many people, not only to access the application to work, store data, but also meet their lifestyles.
For example, when driving needs. Passing cars with computers and connect to the internet to cloud computing service, riders can obtain the latest information. Not only for himself, but also the technical requirements for the car.
To realize the dream of this future of smart cars, Microsoft and Toyota agree on strategic partnership by forming a joint venture of Toyota Media Service Co.. Both companies issued invest 1 billion yen to develop applications for car telematics-based Windows Azure cloud computing platform.
In the initial project, the technology will be incorporated into the electric car made by Toyota. With this technology, the driver can monitor and hold the battery in the car in real time while listening to music that was broadcast via streaming or access related information is driven car.
"The objective is to make customers smile," explained by Akio Toyoda, Toyota Motor Corp. President during a videoconference with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer who streamed webcasts from Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, USA, on Wednesday (04/06/2011) reported by the Wall Street Journal .
Toyoda revealed the future of smart cars which me4nggunakan electricity, charging batteries quickly and efficiently is the key to the success of the industry. However, on the other hand, for electric cars more practical, information technology is an important means of support.
In reflection, the future of Toyota car owner can control and manage the life of the computers in cars and handheld devices. For example, the computer can make recommendations when the user must recharge the battery is running low or maintenance and technical problems in the car. When not in the car, he can also obtain a warning from a mobile phone connected to the system of information on the car. His car was also equipped to control household devices that could open the gate automatically, turn on the AC in the house a few minutes before arriving, and so forth.
Toyota is already developing information technology in a car that is named by Entune-based smartphone. Working closely with Microsoft will strengthen the ability of these technologies. By linking information to the server cloud, unimpeded access to communication.
